What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

Exactly, you don't own an EV so you don't know. It isn't good for your battery to use superchargers all of the time.

A low voltage charge is what you want and you need to do this at home. You aren't going to do a slow charge (15-40 miles per hour) at a gas station obviously and you wouldn't want to use superchargers (only Tesla has this) all of the time as mentioned.

Apartment complexes pose issues obviously and I wouldn't get one if I lived in one.

 

There are slow chargers everywhere btw. Just have to download the Plugshare app.

Houston also has one of the most Tesla supercharging stations in the country. We're like at 5 now.

 

Before it gets too heated...maybe realize we don't need to go from 100% gas to 100% electric? Buy what's convenient for you!

I have ~20 years of driving history to know my daily habits. It's less than 100 miles a day (avg 50 or so). Even if I drive 100 miles a day, that still leaves me with 50% battery by the end of the day. Plug it in and I should be good back to full in less than 4 hours.

We are at 2% electric in the US.
Maybe 30-40% would be nice? That's a lot more cars not polluting and making noises...

 

I would have to charge at the supercharger closest to me. There’s one 10 minutes from me.

I charged our cars the night before the winter storm. You need to be prepared when you think your power could go out. You can invest in Tesla power wall though to avoid this problem

Your charger won’t just go out unless it’s power related.

 

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I'm not that rabid about the emissions b/c our household has a small footprint anyway, but I would like to go electric b/c I'm pretty sick of the maintenance and noise on a combustion engine, in addition to the environmental part. It's been fun for decades, but I'm ready for something new. (Yes, that's what she said.)

 

When people figure out an environmentally responsible way to dispose of giant batteries.

 

The right combination of price, range, time to recharge, wide availability of recharging stations in areas I frequently drive, comfort, and styling.

 

Maybe but is that a legit concern or is it like saying we can only switch off coal to gas once we find a safe way to prevent environmental damage from fracking?

Coal (gas-powered engines) is empirically fcking us way harder than gas(batteries), right?

 

Yeah, I wasn't being serious. It's fair to say that the prospects of engineering our way to dealing with big nasty batteries are way, way better than our prospects of scrubbing all the excess carbon from the atmosphere. People are working on that problem and making little bits of progress, but it's: (a) super energy consuming (d'oh!) and (b) never going to reach international agreement on an atmospheric carbon setting.

 

I am considering switching with my next car purchase, which should be in 2 years. What is the most luxurious SUV that is electric?

I would also like to see far more charging stations, much faster charge times, and more data on safety and operating track records prior to buying. I'm not putting the family, or more importantly, myself, in a car that has not yet stood the test of time.

 

I don't understand how someone could choose a Tesla over this Porsche.

 

Yes, it is a legit concern.

 

Independently absolutely.

But relative to your decision-making on considering an EV over a traditional gas-powered car? I'm not seeing that (if that's what you're saying).

 

I guess I would argue that there are differing schools of thought on global warming. Not that it is happening but as the WHY it is happening. And there are lots of arguments on both sides that can make sense if you read them but yes it is happening. One school is CO2 emissions, which I am not saying is incorrect. But it isn’t 100% fact. What is 100% fact is the certain environmental damage that will be done burying batteries. So you trade a likely damage for certain damage. So I stand by what I said, batteries are not the long term answer until we can actually dispose of them in an environmentally responsible manner. You trade one ill for another. I don’t think EV’s as they stand are the environmental amazing solution that others do but I certainly understand the appeal in many ways. Just my $0.02

 

That's not how it works.

They are just multiple smaller batteries connected in series so one cell can be replaced for another and you wouldn't have to discard the entire battery pack. There are already plenty of people/companies that refurbish battery packs for hybrid cars like the Prius which is what I own. I imagine it's only going to be a matter of time before the same can be said for EV's.

 

And when that happens I will feel better about it. Again just my opinion but as it stands now I feel we have a massive future problem on our hands but not saying EV’s aren’t a better long-term solution to gas powered cars or that it can’t be solved.